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December 19

White House pressures Smithsonian for internal records, warns funding could be withheld: report

The White House reportedly threatened to withhold Smithsonian funding unless the museum system provides internal records by Jan. 13 over American history exhibit concerns.

December 19

Rob and Michele Reiner's bodies released to family after autopsies

Rob and Michele Reiner's bodies were returned to the Reiner family after autopsies were performed, according to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner.

December 19

ALEX BERENSON: Trump's marijuana order pushes a dangerous lie about drugs

The liberal and libertarian effort to destigmatize, normalize, legalize and even promote the use of "drugs of abuse" has been a catastrophe for the U.S.

December 19

Romney breaks with GOP orthodoxy, says 'rich people like me' should pay more taxes to fix debt

Former GOP Sen. Mitt Romney calls for higher taxes on wealthy Americans, citing the national debt crisis and a need for bipartisan fiscal solutions.

December 19

Cardinal Dolan 'at peace' after stepping down as archbishop, says successor 'loves the Lord'

Cardinal Timothy Dolan steps down as archbishop of New York after 17 years, with Bishop Ronald Hicks appointed as his successor following Vatican approval.

December 19

DAVID MARCUS: At AmericaFest, two legacies hang in the balance, Charlie Kirk’s and Donald Trump’s

Young conservatives gather in Phoenix to shape America's political future as competing visions for post-Trump era emerge at annual AmericaFest gathering.

December 19

Stefanik exits NY governor race, will not run for re-election to US House

Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her New York governor campaign, citing family priorities and motherhood in surprise announcement weeks after launching her bid.

December 19

Mets owner Steve Cohen rips 'payroll watchers' after team's All-Stars leave in free agency: 'Usual idiots'

Steve Cohen defended the New York Mets' decisions amid growing fan outrage over the roster overhaul that saw the departures of Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso.

December 19

Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims

EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.

December 19

DOJ publishes trove of Epstein files, says more to come after Friday deadline

The Justice Department released thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case files under the new transparency law.